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Aug 18, 2016

Sales and Merchandising Supervisor Job in Nairobi Kenya

Duma Work is recruiting a Sales and Merchandising Supervisor for one of our clients.

The hiring company is a leading healthy–foods provider in Kenya.

Location: Nairobi

Job Purpose: The Sales & Merchandising Supervisor is responsible for managing the merchandising team as well as ensuring overall product availability and visibility in all outlets regionally; while generating comprehensive reports of the same.

Gather market intelligence form the sales and merchandising team and trade visits done; and maintain a database for evaluation and tracking purposes of all SKUs

Maintain and ensure adequate servicing of current market share; facilitate and coordinate sales and merchandising activities to increase and grow the market niche

Submit weekly and monthly timely and accurate reports to the Directors

Any other duties not necessarily mentioned which are in line with the position as a Sales & Merchandising Supervisor

Behavioral Competencies:

Effective and proven planning, coordinating and organizational skills

Results’ oriented

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Assertive and proactive

Ability to multitask and prioritize work

Attention to detail

Ability to be adaptable and flexible

Experience:

2 – 5 years’ experience in the Sales & Marketing field with vast experience in a leadership capacity.

Experience in the FMCG will be an added advantage

Education and specialist Knowledge Required

Degree/ Diploma in Sales Management & Marketing/ Business Management or relevant field

Computer proficiency

Professional certificate from an accredited body

Valid driving license

Knowledge of organic foods will be an added advantage

Apply

A cover letter and a detailed CV are to be sent by email to [email protected] marking the subject as “2308”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2308, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx.

If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.

Applications without a Motivation Letter will not be considered.

Deadline for receiving applications: 25th August 2016

N.B. When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over email or SMS. The test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.

If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer. This is to save both you and the employer time and make sure you both find the best match.